Amnesty no solution to immigrant problem

It is time to end talk of amnesty for illegal aliens in the United States. And it is time to punish U.S. citizens who hire them.

There is no question that a granting of amnesty to the illegal aliens already in the United States will invite even more of them. There can be safety in numbers.

Are U.S. citizens willing to continue hiring illegal aliens? Anything for a dollar. Is that all we stand for? Surely that is not the only standard U.S. citizens want to respect and live by.

Illegal immigration has been left unattended by government officials for long enough. And U.S. farmers, businesses and private citizens have paid for the labors of illegal aliens for too long.

Now is a time to end it. And now is a time for illegals to own up to what they have knowingly done to themselves and their families. Either it begins to end now, or the United States as a nation with respect for law and order will commence to end.

A civilized world is gradually developing. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal," Thomas Jefferson declared. All men may be created equal, but via performance can become distinguished.

What Mexico and many other nations actually need is a Constitution and Bill of Rights like ours. U.S. citizens are truly fortunate.

Gunnar S. JensonSouth Bend

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Wait and see

After the South Bend Community School Corp. board of trustees meeting on June 18, I asked several members of the board of trustees, "Would the vote be different when Dr. Zimmerman resubmits the names of the three people (previously rejected by a vote of 4-3) that he recommended for promotion to be principals at their respective schools?" I was assured that it would be. We'll see.

Saintclair PoindexterSouth Bend

Kudos

Awards for The Tribune were printed in the paper recently. I would like to offer one additional "award" to the Sports Community section in Sports on Sundays. Editor Bill Bilinksi must have an overwhelming responsibility to make sure all the names and courses for local amateur contributors in golf, etc., are given their space of accountability. Not only golf, but the many other activities also.

Darlene McDonnellSouth Bend

Term limits

Welcome home to higher gasoline prices in Michiana. We spent 10 days in Florida where gas prices were $3.04 per gallon. Not that this was a good price, but it was better than the $3.49 per gallon in Michiana at the same time.

I realize that the oil executives are getting fat paychecks. I think the gas station owners are getting good profits as well as government. There is not much incentive for our politicians to lower gas prices. Thirty years ago we should have worked on this problem as prices were increasing.

Our politicians are all talk and no action. It seems that no matter who we elect, they all do the same thing -- nothing. Maybe it is time for term limitations for all politicians. The president can only serve eight years, so why should other politicians serve forever?

We in Indiana get a special treat besides high gas prices. In addition, our politicians mess every year with property taxes. I now understand why the federal government generates a housing report. It is not because it is happy you get a house, it is because it means more property taxes. It would be great if we could get politicians who are really for the people.